When near the suburbs of the city I noticed some of the advanced skirmishers, say fifteen in number, being driven back by apparently a battalion of rebel cavalry. Gracias CAM por los buenos ratos que la lectura de sus libros me han enterado sobre la verdadera historia de Cuba. Dios no se mete en las elecciones. I respectfully report the action taken by my command in capturing the city of Columbia:. To many Union soldiers, the South Carolina state capitol was one of the birthplaces of secession, and they were all too happy to destroy it even without orders Sherman himself denied ordering the burning though he did order buildings of importance to the Confederate war effort destroyed. Before the enemy was hardly aware of it we were right into his skirmish line.